Horticulture Technical Sales Manager
Posted 5 hours 54 minutes ago by Morepeople 01780
England - Home Based with Travel
£DOE + Car + Bonus
Experienced in technical sales and ready to lead a team?
Passionate about sustainable crop production and biological solutions?
This is a senior opportunity to join a well established, forward thinking business operating at the forefront of biological pest control and pollination. With a strong UK presence and international backing, the business is known for its technical credibility, innovation, and commitment to sustainable growing.
If you enjoy leading people, developing talent, and driving growth through trusted technical advice and long term customer relationships, this could be the next step you're looking for.
What's on offer?- Competitive salary DOE
- Company car or allowance
- Performance related bonus
- Home based role with a national remit
- Formal training and ongoing development
- Opportunity to lead and shape a high performing technical sales team
- Work with market leading biological solutions in a growing, future focused sector
You'll take responsibility for leading and developing a team of Technical Sales Advisors, ensuring customers receive consistently high quality technical support while also supporting your own customer base and contributing to UK market growth.
This is a people focused leadership role combining coaching, operational oversight, and commercial input.
Day to day, you'll be:- Leading, coaching and mentoring a UK wide team of Technical Sales Advisors
- Setting performance expectations and supporting individual development
- Overseeing technical support across biological control, IPM and pollination
- Ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting and CRM usage
- Supporting account growth and identifying new business opportunities
- Maintaining strong relationships with key industry stakeholders
- Acting as the link between the technical sales team, senior management and international specialists
- Supporting recruitment and onboarding of new team members
- Representing the business at industry events and meetings
This is a home based role with regular travel and overnight stays during the working week.
What do I need?- Proven experience in a leadership or management role within technical horticulture
- Strong technical understanding of biological crop protection and IPM
- FACTS and/or BASIS desirable (training available)
- Excellent communication and people management skills
- Ability to motivate, develop and inspire technical teams
If you're already leading a technical or sales team, or ready to step up into a senior leadership role, this is a brilliant opportunity to broaden your impact.